Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-03-23
THE WEST.

The Republicans OF Chicago have noml-
mated John A. Roche for Mayor. The
Democrats will nominate candidate next
Wednesday. Mayor Harrison is out in a
card declaring he will not accept nomina-
ton.
JOHN w. LAUER, on trial at Omaha on
the charge of numbering his wife, was ac-
Quilted on the 2Oth inst, the jury being
out only three hours. This was his second
trial. The first time he was convicted Of
manslanghter and sentenced to ten years.
He shot his wife during the night, and
claimed he mistook her for burglar.
ADvIcEs Of the 18th inst. from Bis
marck, Dakota, in regard to the breakup
Of the Missouri river, are Of serious ma
ture. Notwithstanding the use OF dyna-
firm. By the use OF field glasses people
can be observed on their houses. cut of
from all communication with the
main land. The high trestle Of
the Northern Pacific is wrecked.
Bismarck is the terminus Of the Northern
Pacific. A passenger train with its load of
people. bound for the the Pacific coast and
intermediate points, laid ON sidetrack here
all night, and will not be able to leave for
several days. There is no ice running in
the river, which indicates that the gorge is
still holding above Buford. The rise Of
thirty feet cannot get here before to.mor-
row. Tho Northern Pacific is returning
east passengers who desire it free.
JOSEPH RAY, Of Wisconsin, has been
appointed Chief Clerk Of the Postoface De-
partment at Washington, vice Thos. E.
Mast, resigned.
WOMEN suffrage was sat upon in the
Illinois Senate, Senator Curtiss' measure
making II lawful for any person, without
regard to sex or color. who possesses the
necessary legal qualifications to vote at
district school elections, being defeated by
Q vote of IS to II.
By the bursting OF ap emery wheel
Arthur T.. Hinton, Of Sioux Falls, Dakota,
was almost instantly killed on the 18th.
The wheel had Just been set in motion,
when II new into three pieces. The larger
one, weighing about twenty pounds. struck
young Hinton in the stomach and tore it's
way into his bowels. He lived long enough
to bid his fellow workmen goodbye.
MRS. E. LESTER, living seven miles
southwest Of Pulaski, Davis County, Iowa,
suicided by jumping into we'll. She tied
dAtiron around her neck. The we'll was
about twenty-five or thirty feet deep and
had six feet of water in it. She had been
IN the hospital at Mt. Pleasant and returned
from there about Christmas.
ROBERT FURNACE and Jesse Jennings,
two farmers, while crossing the railroad
track about a mile from Nakomis, Illinois,
in wagon were struck by train ami in
stantly killed.
AsPEcIAL from Peoria, ILL.,, says: The
negro miners who wers imported from
Great Grape Greek to fill the places Of the
strikers here, have also quit work, their
employers having refused to accede TO their
demand for an advance in wages to 8 cents
per bushel. Before striking they got
enough provisions from truck stores on
credit to last month.
TIE Salvation Army has arrived at Win
nipeg en- route for the Pacific Coast. II is
said they propose to commence work
among the lndians In the NorthwAst next
summer.
A GRAND hunt in Morgan County, ILL.,
nois, participated In BY twenty .thnss hun.
dssd men and covering an ayes Of afty
miles In cixcumtereuce, yesulted 10 the
death OF three foxss.
ADuC8s ftcm Christian County, Mis-.
souri, state that excitement IL running high
dewa thee over the recent tragedy neas